Senior Care Manager - Patient Experience & Customer Operations

Job Description

We are currently building a passionate patient and customer-centric team to support our upcoming journey to advance, develop & deliver cell & genetic therapies supporting Hemogobinopathies.

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General/Position Summary

The Senior Care Manager will be part of the Patient Experience & Customer Operations team within the US Heme Business Unit which is commercializing exa-cel, a gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion dependent thalassemia (TDT). This individual will be accountable for managing the exa-cel treatment journey and associated needs of key healthcare professionals (HCP) & patient communities. This individual will play a meaningful role within the organization by contributing to activation activities, as well as the success of the order process and patient support program. The candidate will lead engagements with patients & caregivers, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders, and will be responsible for playing a crucial role in providing exceptional support and effective communications throughout the treatment journey. You will report to the Associate Director – Heme PECO Order Management.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Build foundational knowledge about the exa-cel end to end treatment journey and patient support programs to provide exceptional customer service, and effectively manage the treatment process working with cross-functional stakeholders
• Establish personalized relationships with patients and families through excellent support during the various treatment phases, sharing educational resources, and providing thoughtful coordination of approved program offerings
• Partners with gene therapy account manager to project manage aspects of ATC activation such as contract progress, documentation validation and team communication
• Lead aspects of ATC onboarding efforts, including portal training, user access requests, sharing educational resources and triaging system and operational issues
• Deliver extraordinary service and build meaningful connections with external partners, including HCPs, Specialty Distributor (SD) and service providers supporting the exa-cel program
• Manage and monitor the treatment order using digital platforms for order management and a CRM tool for HCP and patient engagements
• Effectively triage order and patient support program escalations, informing appropriate stakeholders, and resolving in a compliant and timely manner
• Maintain open communication with our customers and stakeholders, providing compliant and consistent messaging to build trust and promote transparency
• Engage with cross-functional teams to share customer insights and initiate process or system optimization and enhancements
  • Create a culture of cross-functional collaboration; examples of key internal stakeholders will be Gene Therapy Account Managers, Logistics, External Manufacturing, Quality, Trade, Finance, among other teams
  • Remain compliant and knowledgeable of required trainings, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions (WIs)
  • Maintain confidentiality of patient health information and act in compliance with all laws, regulations, and Vertex Company policies
  • Manage or participate in ad hoc projects

Required Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Experience

5-7 years of combined educational/work experience in any combination of the following:

• Commercial gene therapy experience
• Social work or patient support experience
• Operations or supply chain logistics experience
• Customer account management
• Familiarity/experience working with the SCD and/or TDT communities
• Experience launching a product

Required Knowledge/Skills

• Strong customer service and patient centric focus
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across multiple teams internally & externally
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; comfortable engaging with diverse audiences ranging from cross-functional colleagues & senior leaders to HCP customers, patient communities and vendors
• Strong analytical skills, ability to derive insights from customer and internal team engagements
• Ability to anticipate challenges and effectively troubleshoot issues through to resolution
• Experience partnering with external vendors
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven, environment within a growing business unit where we are concurrently learning & building as we drive towards product launch
• Some travel may be required for live interactions with Authorized Treatment Center representatives

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